William Findlay

William Findlay (20 June 1768-12 November 1846) was Governor of Pennsylvania from 16 December 1817 to 19 December 1820 (succeeding Simon Snyder and preceding Joseph Hiester) and a US Senator from 10 December 1821 to 3 March 1827 (succeeding Jonathan Roberts and preceding Isaac C. Barnard).

Biography
William Findlay was born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania in 1768, the brother of John and James Findlay. and he worked as a farmer before becoming a lawyer in Franklintown. He served in the State House of Representatives in 1797 and from 1804 to 1807, as well as serving as state treasurer from 1807 to 1817. From 1817 to 1820, he served as Governor, and he was elected to the US Senate in 1821 to fill a vacancy caused by the legislature's inability to elect anyone. He served until 1827, and he died in 1846.